Ironworker Salary in Allentown
Metro area wage data for structural iron and steel workers from the BLS OEWS program, May 2025.
How to become an ironworker →Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.
Ironworkers Local 404 is the union local for ironworkers in the Lehigh Valley. No negotiated structural ironworker rate is published for Lehigh County; the only negotiated ironworker rate there is for ornamental work.
All ironworkers, union and non-union, all experience levels
No union scale is published for this area yet. Ask the nearest local hall which agreement covers work here.
All ironworkers, union and non-union, all experience levels. Wage figures only, employer-paid benefits, pension contributions, and health and welfare are not included.
| Annual Median Wage | $83,630 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $91,160 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $40.21 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $43.83 |
| Total Employed | 150 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
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Up to six other metros in Pennsylvania, nearest first, then metros in other states within 300 miles. Journey-level rates are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2221). How we build these figures →